Chennai Super Kings batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad is probably not going to play in the group’s IPL 2020 opener against Mumbai Indians. The 23-year-old batsman, who tried positive for COVID-19, keeps on staying in isolate and albeit asymptomatic presently, should restore two negative tests before being affirmed fit by BCCI’s clinical group to join the remainder of the crew in preparing.
“Ruturaj Gaikwad has still not been cleared by BCCI clinical group and is in separation. He is probably not going to be accessible for the principal coordinate,” CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan told Cricbuzz on Wednesday (September 16).
It is a minor blow for the establishment, who had peered toward the Maharashtra batsman as a potential substitution in the beginning XI for Suresh Raina, who pulled out of the competition. The 23-year-old is perceived to have intrigued the group the executives including chief MS Dhoni during the instructional course in Chennai a month ago.
Then, quick bowler Deepak Chahar, who had likewise gotten the infection, has made a quick recuperation and stays in dispute to play the opener on September 19. Chahar began bowling in the nets just on Friday and is perceived to have been corroded toward the beginning. The 28-year-old Ruturaj Gaikwad has, be that as it may, quit slacking throughout the most recent couple of days, ingraining trust in the establishment.
“We are exceptionally content with how he has advanced. He is bowling great at the nets and appears to be fit as a fiddle. We are sure that he will be fit and prepared for our first game. I can’t say much regarding group arrangement yet Chahar is anxious to play the principal game. We will accept a call before the match,” Viswanathan told TOI.
Then, the establishment has affirmed that players showing up from the CPL, Imran Tahir and Dwayne Bravo, are fit and accessible for choice for the primary match even as vulnerability exists on the isolate rules for players flying in tomorrow from the England-Australia arrangement – Sam Curran and Josh Hazlewood .